Child-abuse suspect Donny D. Elliott due back in court in Solano County

A Rio Vista man facing a host of child abuse and molestation charges related to an investigation into an in-home day-care facility run by his wife, appeared briefly in Solano County Superior Court on Thursday.

Donny D. Elliott, 49, had previously pleaded not guilty to five counts of a lewd act on a child, two counts of an attempted lewd act on a child, felony child abuse and one misdemeanor count of indecent exposure. He appeared before Judge E. Bradley Nelson on Thursday for the setting of a probable-cause hearing, which attorneys agreed to delay.

Elliott was arrested at his Tahoe Drive home in August after Solano County sheriff's deputies executed a search warrant and arrest warrant at the location, which also served as the day-care facility, Lots of Tots.

Nelson ordered Elliott back to court at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 4 for the setting of a preliminary hearing date. He remains in Solano County Jail custody, with bail set at $3.75 million.